Genie Garage Door Will Close But Not Open

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Genie garage door will close but not open.

Check for interference from adjacent photo eye sensors of any brand. If the motor is running on your garage door opener but the door itself isn t opening don t panic. If the garage door is not opening but the motor is running the problem might rest on the springs in your garage door assembly. The method to reengage the carriage depends on the model of garage door opener you own.

Check garage door for binding. If there are dents in the door they need to be dealt with as they will affect the way the door opens. Broken springs are the most common issue at hand whenever a service person is called to a residence to repair a garage door. If this is the reason you will need to reengage the carriage.

The door won t reach the ground if the maximum level of force is exceeding during closing. The transmitters remotes will not work to close the garage door. The problem is either due to a blocked path between the sensors dirty eyes loose wires at the sensors or at the motor head or just bad sensors. You can adjust the close force and limit switch to the correct levels and you should be good to go.

Turn the close force dial in small increments until the garage door reaches the ground when you hit the close button on the remote. If an operational problem exists and the garage door opener will not close the opener can be forced to close. This triggers a safety measure that causes the door to open again. Check that the emergency release cord has not been pulled.

Adjust the limit so the door closes until it just touches the ground. If you have a dent use a block of wood against it and use a hammer against the wood to hammer that dent out. If the sensitivity is set too low or high the door will not open. You will find that the door will only move an inch or so in the close direction and reverse.

Your garage door may be disconnected from the opener. This can happen to a newly installed garage door or an older one. Press and hold the wall console button until the garage door is completey closed. If the garage door closes hesitates and opens again.

Read the manufacturer s directions to reset the sensitivity. See your owner s manual for more details. Door starts down then stops before it is closed.